International

First Lady Melania Trump wins suit against British tabloid, The Daily Mail

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 – First Lady Melania Trump has won her lawsuit against British tabloid The Daily Mail over a highly critical and arguably false 2016 article about her time as a model. Her attorneys argued that the story damaged her ability to be build businesses based on her status as a “successful businesswoman.” […]

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International, USA

Swastikas, hate graffiti found daubed on Virginia JCC, church

Police outside Washington ‘diligently’ searching for vandals who spray-painted anti-Semitic and derogatory slogans on Passover By Times of Israel staff The swastika found daubed on the Jewish Community Center in northern Virginia on April 11, 2017. (screen capture: NBC Washington) Swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were found daubed on a suburban Washington, DC, Jewish community

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USA

Ben Carson visits Miami public housing development and gets stuck in elevator

MIAMI — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s two-day visit to Miami — his third stop on a national listening tour — started with a big glitch. Carson, Miami-Dade County Public Housing Director Michael Liu and five other people got stuck inside an elevator Wednesday on the way down from a visit to the

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USA

Comedy icon David Letterman says goodbye to his beloved mother

Comedian and long time “Late Night” show host David Letterman’s mother passed away Tuesday night, according to reports. Dorothy Mengering, who appeared several times on Letterman’s program as his mom from Indiana, passed away at age 95. Ron Bracket of the Tampa Bay Times first reported the news. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mengering’s daughter

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Obituaries & memorials, USA

Artist Says ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Breaches His Rights

The creator of the “charging bull” statue in Wall Street believes New York City has infringed his rights by installing a second statue next to the model without his permission. Italian-born sculptor Arturo Di Modica said the “fearless girl” statue of a young girl facing down the bull, put in place on March 7, changed

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

United Promised Regulators Ticketed Passengers Are Guaranteed Seats

Less than three years before a passenger was forcibly removed from one of its aircrafts, United Airlines assured federal regulators that all ticketed passengers are guaranteed seats on flights. The promise was delivered in federal filings reviewed by International Business Times. In September 2014 comments to federal officials, the Chicago-based airline outlined its opposition to

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Travel and Food, USA

Israel: ‘No Surprise’ if Iran’s Rouhani Assassinated

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said he would “not be surprised” if Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was assassinated in the country’s upcoming presidential election next month, in an interview published Monday. In comments made to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Lieberman appeared to allege that—like the proxy groups that Tehran backs in the Middle East, such

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Middle East

Donald Trump puts world on notice: ‘North Korea is looking for trouble,’ U.S. to ‘solve the problem’

President Trump issued a stark warning to the world Tuesday about North Korea’s nuclear program – and his administration’s intent to “solve the problem.” News broke over the weekend that the U.S. Navy strike group led by USS Carl Vinson is headed to the Korean peninsula to support regional allies and send a message to

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International, USA

Hillary Clinton to receive ‘Champion of the Century’ honor by Planned Parenthood

Hillary Clinton will be honored next month in New York City with a “Champion of the Century Award” by Planned Parenthood as it celebrates 100 years of operation. The U.S. presidential election may have went to Donald Trump, but his Democratic Party challenger is still a “Champion of the Century” to Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Lawmakers aim to move Calif. presidential primary right behind Iowa and NH

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers and the state’s chief elections officer announced a new effort Tuesday to move the state’s 2020 primary up by three months, even giving the governor power to accelerate the timeline in hopes of closely following elections in Iowa and New Hampshire. “A state as populous and diverse as California should

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USA

Lauded Russian poet Yevtushenko buried in Moscow

The much lauded Soviet-era writer and poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko has been laid to rest in Moscow. Had lunch at CDL Central house of Writers in Moscow. Beautiful establishment witch was a Mason’s lodge pic.twitter.com/MrzJXBiArH— Telemacus (@msiah) July 28, 2016 Mourners paid their respects at a civil ceremony at the ‘Writers House’ in the Russian capital.

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Obituaries & memorials